Carex eleusinoides
Goosegrass Sedge
Also known as: Carex eleusinoides var. subalpina Y.L.Chou +1 more
- Carex eleusinoides var. subalpina Y.L.Chou
- Carex kokrinensis A.E.Porsild
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Carex eleusinoides (commonly known as Goosegrass sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Carex, which contains over 2300 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Montana, Northwest Territories, Primorye, Yakutskiya, Yukon